Match-box.



0. FALKENWALDE.

MATCH 30x. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25, 1913.

Patented Septl, 1914 I NIT D eT Es T-:OEEIQ Q;

oso'ARFALKENw LnE, or BALTIMORE, ARYLAND, Assre von or oNEHAnr TOJYOHINi I GEORGE msuM Is'rnR, OYFVZBALTIMORE, MARYLAND. v

MATCH-BOX.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OsoARjFALxENwALDE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certainnew' and useful Improvements in Match-Boxes; and I dohereb'y declare thefollowingto be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such as 'pletelyconcealing the boxof matches when I placed therein.

An'importan't object of the invention is to provide a match box having anovel'form of delivery mouth oropening in which is provided upon itslower end a--receptacle to receive burnt matches, that is provided withI a hinged wall to facilitate removal of the '25 i i burnt matches. a I

Another object *of importance'is to provide a match box 's'uch as abovedescribed which is constructed of a number of sections of suitable sheetmetal, connected in such a way asto form a rectangular receptacle toreceive' a box of matches, a delivery mouth oropening and-a receptacleto contain burnt matches, and in such a way thatshould for v any reasonthe matches become ignited W i contained in the box the efi'ect of theheat and flames'of the matcheswould no; way injure the box or receptacleas would be the case should the receptacle be solderedv T Anotherimportant-f-obj ect of the invention is to improvedevices of the abovementioned character so as to render them morepractical, simple as toconstruction and number' of parts, reliable and 'eflicient for thepurpose'intended, cheap ,to manufacture and more commercially desirable.I

The above and additionallobjects are ac-- complished by such means asare illustratedin the accompanying drawings, describedjin' the followingspecification and then more particularly pointed' out in the claimswhich are appended hereto and form a part of this application. I

I have illustrated the preferred embodiment ofmy'invention as it isreduced to" practlce,

, S ecification of Letters Patent. Patented Application filed November25, 1913. Serial No. 802,993.

Sept.i1, 19 1 4.h up i and throu hout the "several views of whichslmilar re erence numerals designate corree I f spending parts! A I aFigure 1: is a frontelevation of the device as it would appear'wheninassembled posit1on,;Fig. 2 is avvertical sectional view, Fig, 3-is adetail perspective view ofthetype of hinge employed for' the two coversand hinged wallof the device, andFig. 4 is a detail perspective viewshowing the form of jointfor the several metalsheets the receptacle iscomposed.

of which 7 Referring now to the drawings forming a .a

part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed todesignate corresponding parts, thenumerall designates the match boxreceiving receptacle which is preferably rectangular in shape and con:sists of a bottom 'wall 2, front andrear walls 3 and 4:, andside walls5and 6. These walls ashereinbefore described consist of rectangularsections of suitable sheet metal and are connectedwith each otherfalongtheir edges by means of tongues 7 that are adapted tobe, ln'sertedthrough slots J or openings 8 and bent over-to lie flat against the wallprovidedkwith theslots or openingsS. This form of joint is preferablyemployed throughout the entire construction of the d vice. i

The upper endof the receptacle open o and is adapted to be closedby aclosure plate or lid 9provided with an-angular end upon opposite sidesof which are I formed pivot members 10 that are adapted to be insertedthrough openings 11in the side walls Sand 6. Thelid' 9 is provided withangular peripheral flanges 12 that are adapted to fit over theupperedges of'the walls of the re ceptacle 1. The rear'wall 4 is extendedupwardly beyond the upper ends of the side walls 5and 6 and front 'wall3, and apertured to provide for the insertion of suitable fasteningmeans 13 which is adapted to be' driven into awall or other supportingstructure to support the receptacle. It will 'thusbe seen thata matchbox, which for the sake of clearness has been designated 14,

whenmount'ed in the receptacle ,1, after having the lidfor thematch boxremoved, is concealed from view by means of the closure I t plate or lid9, 'and" that ,moisture or water is With reference to the drawings,wherein prevented dampening the, matches by, means of the flangedclosure-or lid 9. The bottom wall 3 and bent upwardly to provide abottom wall 15 and a front wall 16 fora dis charge receptacle or mouthby means of which the matches may be removed from the device. frontwalls 15 and 16 is curved as at 17 for a purpose which will be latermore fully described.

The side walls 18 of the dischage receptacle are formed integral withthe lower portion of the front wall 3 and are inclined toward theirouter end along their upper edges. A lid or cover 19 is hingedly securedto the side walls 18 andv adapted to close the discharge receptacle.This lid 19 is similar in construction to the lid 9 hereinbeforedescribed. It will thus be seen that when the original match box 14 withthe matches therein is placed in the receptacle 1 so that the open endof the original match box is disposed toward the front ofithe receptacle1 that the matches will roll into the discharge receptacle from whichthey may be readily removedby raising the lid 19 and inserting thefingers. In withdrawing the fingers the match is rolled upon the curvedportion 17 and in this .way possibly two or three matches'only areremoved at a time. T

Flanges 20 and 21 are formedionthe .ongitudinal edges of the front wall3 from points at the upper edges of. the Side walls 18 of the dischargereceptacle, to the top of the wall and are adapted-t0 clamp 'L'.1'6C-tangularsheet' 22 of sand paper or the like for match scratchingpurposes or an adver tising card may be fitted between the flanges 20and 21. Supporting tongues 23 -ind 24: are formed integral with; thefront wall 3 and are adapted to engage the lower edge and supportthe-scratching sheet or adver tising card 22. These tongues 23 and 2%mayalsobe bent tosecurely clamp the sheet 22 wherebyit is held againstaccidental removal. The front wall 3 terminates at its lower end inspaced relation to the bottom wall 15 so that an opening is formed forthe discharge receptacle to permit the matches from the original matchbox mounted'within the receptacle 1 to have. access to the dis chargereceptacle or chamber.

The compartment for receiving the burnt matches consists of side walls25, hinged bottom wall26 and inclined rear wall 27.

The rear wall 27 is formed integral with the rear wall at and extendsbelow thebottom wall 2 of the receptacle 1 in an inclinedand is curvedand disposed'in an inclined The juncture of the bottom andv planewhereby matches after having been used and dropped into the compartmentwill roll to the rear portion thereof. A

spring latch member 29 is formed integral.

with the free end of the curved bottom wall 26 and is adapted to beinserted through an openingBO in the lower end of the rear wall 2-7.This spring catch 29 is disposed angularly with relation to the hingedbottom wall 26 and. is provided with a projecting angular finger piece31 thatis extended beyond the outer face of the rear wall 27 when thecatch is in closed position. The provision of the hinged bottom for theburnt match I compartment facilitates the. ready removal of the matchesafter the {101111 partment has been filled. Apertured securing ears 32and 33 are formed on the longitudinal edges of the rear wall 1andprovide for the securing of the device to the wall of a room. A stripof sand paper or suitable rough material 34 is secured to the outer faceof thehinged wall 26 by means of integral securing tongues 35 carried onthe bottom wall 26.

It will be apparent with reference to the foregoing description andaccompanying drawings that there has been ,provideda receptacle formatch, boxes which is arranged tofacilitate the removal of matches in areliableand expeditious manner, and that is capable of performing allthe functions hereinbefore recited, in a reliable manner.

In reduction to practice, I have found that the form'of my invention,illustrated in the drawings and referred to in the above description, asthe preferred embodiment, is the most efficient and practical; yetrealizing that the conditions concurrent with the adoption of my devicewill necessarily vary, I desire to emphasize the fact that various minorchanges in details ,of construction, proportion and arrangement. of

parts: maybe resorted to,,when required, without sacrificing any of theadvantages of my invention, as defined in the appended claims. Vhat isclaimed 1. A receptacle for matches comprising a rectangular 1 match:box receiving comp artment, the side; and rearwalls of the match boxreceiving compartment extending downwardly below the bottom wall andforming side and rear walls for a'burnt match 'receiving compartment,hinged bottom wall for the burnt matchreceiving'compartment,a-springcatch on the free end of said bottom wall for locking it inclosed portion, the bottom wall of said match box receiving comparmentextendingoutwardly and being bent at right angles to provide the bottomand front walls of a discharge receptacle, side walls for said dischargereceptacle, said discharge receptacle communicating with 1,109,409 j I rthe match box receiving receptacle to permit removal of matches andhinged covers for said match box receiving compartment an dischargereceptacles.

2. A receptacle for matches comprising a rectangular match box receivingcompartment having its upper end open, a hinged cover for the open endof said compartment, a burnt match receiving compartment carried at thelower end of said first compartment and having one end open and disposedforwardly of the front Wall of said first compartment, a hinged bottomwall for said last named compartment, a discharge receptacle disposedadjacent the lower front side of the first compartment and communicatingtherewith and having. its upper end open, a hinged cover for saiddischarge receptacle and said hinged bottom wall adapted to have a matchscratching surface I secured to its outer face. p

3. Areceptacle for matches comprising a a r rectangular] match boxreceiving comparte rnent having its upper end open and adapted toreceive a box of matches, said compartment having an opening in it itsfront Wall f adjacent the lower terminal thereof, a dis chargereceptacle communicating with thev opening 'and'having certain wallsformed integral with the bottomwall 'of the first compartment, securingflanges on the'longitudinal edges on the frontwall of said firstcompartment, a receptacle to receive burnt;

matches at thelowerend of said first'com partment and a hinged bottomwall for, said burnt'match receiving receptacle.

In testimony whereof I aifi'x my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

Witnesses: 3,

*GEORGEC. BERT, CHRISTOPHER FELLING.

OSCAR FALKENWALDE. o

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